Why Singapore's Gen Z voters are less satisfied with the election results
A recent survey after
Singapore 's 14th
general election has found that while most voters in the city state are satisfied with its outcome, less than half of Gen Z voters expressed approval of the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) resounding victory.
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The study, conducted by market research firm YouGov and released on Sunday, polled 1,533 Singaporeans aged 21 and above between May 4 and May 9 in the wake of the PAP returning to power with 65.57 per cent of the popular vote and clinching 87 of the 97 parliamentary seats on offer.
Gen Z voters, born between 1997 and 2004, pulled down the overall average of 56 per cent of respondents who said they were pleased with the outcome of the May 3 polls, with 47 per cent of those among the segment expressing approval, while 35 per cent said they were disappointed with the outcome.
The election was Prime Minister
Lawrence Wong 's first as the leader of the PAP, which has governed Singapore uninterrupted since before its independence in 1965.
The survey also found that Gen Z respondents were less likely to feel optimistic about the future under the new administration, with 37 per cent indicating so, lower than the 50 per cent recorded among millennials aged 29 to 44 and the 56 per cent recorded among Baby Boomers aged 61 to 79.
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This Week in Asia separately spoke to Gen Z voters about the election results. Several said their sentiments stemmed from the rude awakening that they had been in echo chambers, giving false hope that the opposition would make further inroads in parliament.
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